Total Crime Rate
67.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grove Cottages area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Chiswick Homefields , and the 265th lowest crime rate of 640 local areas in Hounslow .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Grove Cottages (W4 2QS) in the last 12 months was 67.5 per 1,000 residents and was 30.8% lower than the Chiswick Homefields average (97.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grove Cottages (W4 2QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Road, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bennett Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Binns Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Devonshire Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bennett Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bennett Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bennett Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Devonshire Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Devonshire Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Lock Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glebe Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glebe Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glebe Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Quick Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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